Local Waters
Lake Winnipesaukee (Alton Bay)
Alton, NH · about 65 min from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
The south-end public ramps on Winnipesaukee.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal. Trout sink. Dawn is the trip. Official rule
- License
- New Hampshire freshwater license
- Park
- Town Downing's Landing trailer ramp and Alton public dock/ramp on Route 11.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the signed public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm the bank and flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm the digest for this week.
- Saturday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☀️ 83° fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:56 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:39
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: W 2 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: W 13 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Town public ramps. Confirm parking signs. NHFG lake rules.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.